Nghe An and SLNA players 'cover' 11/14 V.League 2020 clubs

1.Lam River Nghe An

Song Lam Nghe An Club is currently the only team with 100% Nghe An quality in its squad. The only domestic player that the Nghe An team recruited in the recent transfer market is goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang - a player born in Tan Ky, Nghe An.

2.Hai Phong

One of the teams that uses the most Nghe An players is Hai Phong Club. Not only that, coach Pham Anh Tuan from SLNA is also the captain of this team. Currently, Hai Phong has a series of players from SLNA or Nghe An origin such as Nguyen Van Hanh, Pham Manh Hung, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Dau Thanh Phong, Le The Cuong, Nguyen Viet Nguyen.

Pham Manh Hung is playing for Hai Phong Club. Photo courtesy

3.Viettel

Last season, Viettel Club welcomed two "blockbuster" transfers, Khac Ngoc and Nguyen Manh, from SLNA, bringing the total number of Nghe An players playing here to 4, including Que Ngoc Hai and Nguyen Trong Hoang. These are all quality players, who are key players or have played prominently for the national team. With the presence of these players, Viettel is aiming for a high ranking in V.League 2020.

Viettel Club already had Ngoc Hai and Trong Hoang, now has Khac Ngoc and Nguyen Manh. Photo: VTFC

4.Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City Club and Coach Chung Hae-seong this year welcomed another very notable player, Nguyen Cong Phuong. So now, Nguyen Cong Phuong, Ngo Hoang Thinh, Tran Phi Son, Vu Quang Nam, Sam Ngoc Duc are Nghe An players playing for the current V.League runner-up.

Midfielder Tran Phi Son. Photo: Nguyen Hai

5.Da Nang

Even SHB Da Nang Club, one of the good training centers of Vietnamese football in previous years, has also put Nghe back into the squad. Besides Au Van Hoan, Coach Le Huynh Duc also welcomed two new recruits from SLNA, defender Tran Dinh Hoang - former national player and midfielder Vo Ngoc Toan - a mainstay of SLNA last season.

Defenders Tran Dinh Hoang and Ngoc Toan will play for SHB Da Nang in V.League 2020. Photo: Viet Dinh

6.B. Binh Duong

During the most successful period of B. Binh Duong, this was the destination of SLNA stars such as Trong Hoang, Van Binh, Au Hoan. At this time, the youth training of the team also made great strides and changing the way of doing football based on the training foundation helped B. Binh Duong to be quite proactive.

Goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong is having happy days in Binh Duong's shirt. Photo: FBNV

Currently, goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong is the most typical case from SLNA academy who is still playing for B. Binh Duong. After Tan Truong retired, this goalkeeper born in 1985 is the first choice of coach Nguyen Thanh Son. In addition, player Tran Phi Ha who has just transferred here is also trained from SLNA academy and is the younger brother of midfielder Tran Phi Son.

7.Hanoi

Hanoi FC - the reigning V.League champion used to love to use players from SLNA, typically in the past like Duong Hong Son, Le Cong Vinh, Nguyen Hong Tien, now they have taken the initiative to use their own internal resources from Nghe An players. In Hanoi's squad, there are players like goalkeeper Le Van Cong, Tran Van Kien, Ngan Van Dai, Nguyen Tuan Anh.

Goalkeeper Le Van Cong of Hanoi Club is from Quy Hop district, Nghe An. Photo: FBNV

8.Saigon

At the end of V.League 2019, Saigon FC finished in 5th place overall. In the current squad of this team, there are still players from SLNA and Nghe An such as Tran Van Buu, Nguyen Dinh Bao, Ngo Xuan Toan. In which, Dinh Bao and Xuan Toan are players of the same age as Nguyen Manh and Khac Ngoc who won the National U21 Championship in 2012.

Striker Nguyen Dinh Bao (left) in Saigon FC jersey. Photo: VPF

9.Quang Nam

This season, Quang Nam FC is led by coach Vu Hong Viet. In the roster of the Quang Nam team, goalkeeper Pham Van Cuong is a goalkeeper from Nghe An who has played there for many years. Meanwhile, Nguyen Anh Hung is a defender trained at SLNA, who played for many years for Hai Phong FC before moving to Tam Ky Stadium.

Defender Nguyen Anh Hung wearing Quang Nam's shirt, facing SLNA on the opening day of V.League 2019. Photo courtesy

10.Hong Linh Ha Tinh

The rookie of V.League 2020 is Hong Linh Ha Tinh, whose core is young players trained in Hanoi. In addition to the players added such as veteran midfielder Le Tan Tai, this year Hong Linh Ha Tinh welcomes two more faces from Nghe An, midfielder Le Manh Dung and Phung Viet Truong. In which, Manh Dung is a product of SLNA and Viet Truong is a product of Hanoi Club.

Midfielder Le Manh Dung. Photo courtesy

11.Quang Ninh Coal

Than Quang Ninh Club is a team that rarely uses players from SLNA. However, this team owns 2 foreign players that were discovered and recruited by SLNA, Andre Fagan and Jermie Lynch. Notably, Le The Manh is probably the only Nghe An player currently playing for this team. Even HAGL, which does not have Nghe An or SLNA players in its squad, is also looking for central defender Damir Memovic - a player who made a great contribution to the Nghe team last season.

Song Lam Nghe An has selected 2 foreign players for V.League 2020

(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, Song Lam Nghe An has been actively preparing for the 2020 season, including selecting foreign players. Despite many difficulties, up to now, the Nghe An team has selected the two best players.